We redid our entire main floor with this laminate. Has a great "real wood" look with excellent durability (we dropped giant screw drivers on samples before purchasing and no marks were made). Our friend who installs floor professionally said that it's a pain to install compared to real hardwoods. But, he did it and it looks great!

We do not recommend steam mops on our laminates or on any of our floors. Although steam mops are appropriate for kitchen sheet vinyl or ceramic tiles. Wood, laminate and cork floorings have raw seam edges that can swell or cup after steam cleaning. We recommend our Bellawood Floor Cleaner, or cleaners that are safe for water based urethane finishes.

Either installation will work well. If you float the floor you should use a 6mil poly for your moisture barrier and a cushion such as Quiet Walk or Insulayment. If you choose to glue it down you would use a trowel on moisture barrier from the same manufacturer as the adhesive.